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Health and emergencies

Phrases for the pharmacy, the doctor and the police, and the numbers to call.

The Latin line is pinyin: it shows how to say the phrase. If you are not understood, show the characters.

  1. Help! 救命! jiùmìng!
  2. Please help me 请帮帮我 qǐng bāngbang wǒ
  3. I don't feel well 我不舒服 wǒ bù shūfu
  4. I need a doctor 我需要看医生 wǒ xūyào kàn yīshēng
  5. Please call an ambulance 请叫救护车 qǐng jiào jiùhùchē
  6. Please call the police 请报警 qǐng bàojǐng
  7. Where is the nearest hospital? 最近的医院在哪里? zuìjìn de yīyuàn zài nǎlǐ?
  8. Where is the pharmacy? 药店在哪里? yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?
  9. I have a headache 我头疼 wǒ tóu téng
  10. I have a stomach ache 我肚子疼 wǒ dùzi téng
  11. I have a fever 我发烧了 wǒ fāshāo le
  12. I'm allergic to penicillin 我对青霉素过敏 wǒ duì qīngméisù guòmǐn
  13. I've lost my passport 我的护照丢了 wǒ de hùzhào diū le
  14. I've lost my phone 我的手机丢了 wǒ de shǒujī diū le
  15. I need to contact my embassy 我要联系大使馆 wǒ yào liánxì dàshǐguǎn

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Good to know

  • Emergency numbers in China: 110 police, 120 ambulance, 119 fire. Operators may not speak English; ask someone nearby to call for you: “请帮帮我”.
  • Large hospitals in big cities have international departments (国际部) with English-speaking doctors.
  • Pharmacies (药店) are signed with a green cross. Show the phrase or a photo of your medicine's packaging.
  • If you lose your passport, report it to the police first, then contact your embassy or consulate: you need the police report for a new document.
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